Installing An Adapter - IBM System x3250 M3 Type 4251 Installation And User Manual

10. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of the

Installing an adapter

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v The adapter slots are on the riser-card assembly. You must first remove the
v The two PCI Express slots on the riser-card assembly support PCI Express x8
v You can install one low-profile half-length adapter in expansion slot 1 and one
v If you have installed an optional PCI-X riser-card assembly in the server, you can
v The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI Express
Riser-card
assembly
6. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the riser-card assembly.
7. Set the adapter and riser-card assembly aside.
8. Install the adapter in the new PCI riser-card assembly (see "Installing an
adapter").
9. Set any jumpers or switches on the adapter as directed by the adapter
manufacturer.
server and with the riser-card connectors on the system board; then, place
your thumbs on locations marked by the blue dots and press down on the
riser-card assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in
the connectors on the system board.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change
switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
riser-card assembly to access the adapter slots.
1.0a adapters.
full-height, three-quarter length adapter in expansion slot 2.
install a full-height, three-quarter length PCI-X 64/133 MHz adapter in the PCI-X
slot on the riser-card assembly. The server does not support full-length adapters.
adapters so that you can install PCI Express adapters that do not support
sharing of interrupts.
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